austin@bucsf.bu.edu (Austin H. Ziegler, III) (01/19/90)
Could anyone tell me why a machine that had, five minutes before, been full-color VGA, is no longer full-color, but only BLUE (light and dark cyan, actually)? Email responses ASAP. -- +--------------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Austin Herbert Ziegler | austin@ bucsf.bu.edu | I speak for none but | | 700 Commonealth Box 2094 | bucsb.bu.edu | myself. Thus, I need | | Boston, MA 02215 | engc8vc@buacca.bu.edu | no disclaimer! | +--------------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
rspangle@jarthur.Claremont.EDU (Froot Loop) (01/19/90)
In article <AUSTIN.90Jan18155635@bucsf.bu.edu> austin@bucsf.bu.edu (Austin H. Ziegler, III) writes: > > Could anyone tell me why a machine that had, five minutes before, >been full-color VGA, is no longer full-color, but only BLUE (light and dark >cyan, actually)? Email responses ASAP. > Your monitor cord isn't plugged in all the way. You are getting the green and blue pins (GREEN + BLUE = CYAN) but aren't getting the red pin. Wiggle the plugs at the monitor and CPU end, and make sure they are plugged in all the way. If all else fails, get a new monitor cord. (this happened to me last year, but it was my green pin that wouldn't make good contact) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Randy Spangler | He who hesitates | | rspangle@jarthur.claremont.edu | is last | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Randy Spangler | The less things change, the | | rspangle@jarthur.claremont.edu | more they remain the same | --------------------------------------------------------------------------
lampi@pnet02.gryphon.com (Michael Lampi) (01/20/90)
Sounds like you lost RED and GREEN guns or DACs.
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"My opinions are that of my corporation!"emmo@moncam.co.uk (Dave Emmerson) (01/24/90)
| In article <AUSTIN.90Jan18155635@bucsf.bu.edu| austin@bucsf.bu.edu (Austin H. Ziegler, III) writes: | | Could anyone tell me why a machine that had, five minutes before, |been full-color VGA, is no longer full-color, but only BLUE (light and dark |cyan, actually)? Email responses ASAP. | If you're really unlucky it could be a fault in the tube, more likely it's just a bad cable/connector. Dave E.